Screen generating apparatus, screen generating system, and screen generating method

Abstract

According to an embodiment, provided is a screen generating apparatus that includes: a position information acquirer that acquires a screen position information file that sets a font size of a font included in a screen and position information of an image or a part included in the screen; a screen display size acquirer that acquires a screen display size of a display devise as a target display; a magnification calculator that calculates a magnification by using a predetermined screen display size and the acquired screen display size; a font size determiner that determines a font size in the display devise as the target display based on the calculated magnification; a converter that converts the screen position information file based on the calculated magnification and the determined font size; and a screen generator that generates a screen compatible with the converted screen position information file.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
 a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon; and 
 at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to, 
 acquire a screen position information file from a setting computer, the screen position information file indicating a font size of a font included in a screen of the setting computer, font dimension information, and position information of an image or a part included in the screen of the setting computer, the position information including a coordinate position of the image or the part included in the screen, the coordinate position indicating a position relative to an endpoint associated with the screen, 
 acquire a first screen display size of a first display device, the first display device associated with the image forming apparatus, 
 calculate a magnification by using a second display size of a second display device, the second display device associated with the setting computer, and the acquired first screen display size, 
 determine a font size in the first display device based on the calculated magnification, 
 convert the font size, the font dimension information, and the position information indicated by the screen position information file based on the calculated magnification and the determined font size, and 
 generate a screen for the image forming apparatus that is compatible with the converted screen position information file. 
 
     
     
       2. The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to acquire an image compatible with the acquired first screen display size and generate the screen of the image forming apparatus using the acquired image when an image is included in the screen of the setting computer. 
 
     
     
       3. The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to:
 store therein a font setting file that sets the magnification and the font size for each language; 
 acquire a language setting for the first display device associated with the image forming apparatus; 
 refer to the font setting file; and 
 determine a font size in the first display device associated with the image forming apparatus compatible with the acquired language setting and the calculated magnification. 
 
     
     
       4. The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to generate the part with a desired fixed size when a size of a part included in the screen of the setting computer does not satisfy a desired condition. 
     
     
       5. The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to output the generated screen to the first display device associated with the image forming apparatus. 
     
     
       6. A screen generating system comprising:
 a server; and 
 an image forming apparatus; 
 the server including,
 a first memory having stored therein a screen position information, the screen position information file indicating a font size of a font included in a screen of a setting computer, font dimension information, and position information of an image or a part included in the screen of the setting computer, the position information including a coordinate position of the image or the part included in the screen, the coordinate position indicating a position relative to an endpoint associated with the screen, and 
 
 the image forming apparatus including,
 a second memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon; and 
 at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to, 
 acquire the screen position information file from the server; 
 
 acquire a first screen display size of a first display device, the first display device associated with of the image forming apparatus; 
 calculate a magnification by using a second display size of a second display device, the second display device associated with of the setting computer and the acquired first screen display size; 
 determine a font size in the first display device associated with the image forming apparatus based on the calculated magnification; 
 convert the font size, the font dimension information, and the position information indicated by the screen position information file based on the calculated magnification and the determined font size; and 
 generate a screen for the image forming apparatus that is compatible with the converted screen position information file. 
 
     
     
       7. The screen generating system according to  claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to acquire an image compatible with the acquired screen display size and generate the screen using the acquired image when an image is included in the screen of the setting computer. 
     
     
       8. The screen generating system according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the second memory has stored therein a font setting file that sets the magnification and the font size for each language; and 
 the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to,
 acquire language setting for the first display device associated with the image forming apparatus, 
 refer to the font setting file, and 
 determine a font size in the first display device associated with the image forming apparatus compatible with the acquired language setting and the calculated magnification. 
 
 
     
     
       9. The screen generating system according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to generate the part with a desired fixed size when a size of a part included in the screen of the setting computer does not satisfy a desired condition. 
 
     
     
       10. The screen generating system according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to output the generated screen to the first display device associated with the image forming apparatus. 
 
     
     
       11. A screen generating method for a screen generating system that includes a server and an image forming apparatus, the screen generating method comprising:
 at the server,
 storing, a screen position information file, the screen position information file indicating a font size of a font included in a screen of a setting computer, font dimension information, and position information of an image or a part included in the screen of the setting computer, the position information including a coordinate position of the image or the part included in the screen, the coordinate position indicating a position relative to an endpoint associated with the screen; and 
 
 at the image forming apparatus,
 acquiring the screen position information file from the server, 
 acquiring a first screen display size of a first display device, the first display device associated with of the image forming apparatus, 
 calculating a magnification by using a second display size of a second display device, the second display device associated with of the setting computer and the acquired first screen display size, 
 determining a font size in the first display device on the calculated magnification, 
 converting the font size, the font dimension information, and the position information indicated by the screen position information file based on the calculated magnification and the determined font size, and 
 generating a screen for the image forming apparatus that is compatible with the converted screen position information file. 
 
 
     
     
       12. The screen generating method according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the acquiring includes acquiring an image compatible with the acquired first screen display size and generating the screen using the acquired image when an image is included in the screen of the setting computer. 
 
     
     
       13. The screen generating method according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 at the image forming apparatus,
 storing a font setting file that sets the magnification and the font size for each language, 
 acquiring language setting for the first display device associated with the image forming apparatus, 
 referring to the font setting file, and 
 determining a font size in the first display device associated with the image forming apparatus compatible with the acquired language setting and the calculated magnification. 
 
 
     
     
       14. The screen generating method according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the generating includes generating the part with a desired fixed size when a size of a part included in the screen of the setting computer does not satisfy a desired condition. 
 
     
     
       15. The screen generating method according to  claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:
 at the image forming apparatus, outputting the generated screen to the first display device. 
 
     
     
       16. An image forming apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
 acquire a screen position information file from a setting computer, the screen position information file indicating a font size of a font included in a screen of the setting computer, font dimension information, and position information of an image or a part included in the screen of the setting computer, the position information including a coordinate position of the image or the part included in the screen, the coordinate position indicating a position relative to an endpoint associated with the screen; 
 acquire a first screen display size of a first display device, the first display device associated with of the image forming apparatus; 
 calculate a magnification by using a second display size of a second display device, the second display device associated with of the setting computer and the acquired first screen display size; 
 determine a font size in the first display device of the image forming apparatus based on the calculated magnification; 
 convert the font size, the font dimension information, and the position information indicated by the screen position information file based on the calculated magnification and the determined font size; and 
 generate a screen for the image forming apparatus that is compatible with the converted screen position information file. 
 
     
     
       17. The image forming apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 acquire an image compatible with the acquired first screen display size when an image is included in the screen of the setting computer; and 
 generate the screen of the image forming apparatus using the acquired image. 
 
     
     
       18. The image forming apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein
 the processor is configured to store a font setting file that sets the magnification and the font size for each language, and 
 in the acquiring the first screen display size, the processor is further configured to acquire a language setting for the first display device associated with the image forming apparatus, and 
 in the determining the font size, the processor is configured to,
 refer to the font setting file, and 
 determine a font size in the first display device associated with the image forming apparatus compatible with the acquired language setting and the calculated magnification. 
 
 
     
     
       19. The image forming apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein in the generating the screen for the image forming apparatus that is compatible with the converted screen position information file, the processor is further configured to:
 generate a part with a desired fixed size when a size of the part included in the screen of the setting computer does not satisfy a desired condition. 
 
     
     
       20. The image forming apparatus according to  claim 16 , the processor is further configured to:
 output the generated screen to the first display device associated with of the image forming apparatus.